"Helping ensure the safety of our customers and restoring confidence in Toyota are very important to our company," said Group Vice President and Toyota Division General Manager Bob Carter. "This action is necessary until a remedy is finalized. We're making every effort to address this situation for our customers as quickly as possible."

For consumers who own any of the affected vehicles, it is important to act quickly and get the problem rectified before it potentially causes an accident that could both raise one's insurance premiums while also potentially causing serious injury.

Toyota noted that the issue relating to the sticking accelerator pedal was separate from a second recall regarding defective floor mats that may entrap the pedal on numerous Toyota and Lexus vehicles, but added that 1.7 million vehicles may be subject to both recalls.